Arthashastra

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मित्रेण उपग्राहयेद् वा यथा न अमित्रं गच्छेत् ॥

sanskrit

or he may be captured through the agency of a friend, so that he may not combine with an enemy.

english translation

mitreNa upagrAhayed vA yathA na amitraM gacchet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/abhisatyakarma/3/25

मित्रेण उपग्राहयेद् वा यथा न अमित्रं गच्छेत् ॥

sanskrit

or he may be captured through the agency of a friend, so that he may not combine with an enemy.

english translation

mitreNa upagrAhayed vA yathA na amitraM gacchet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript